Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 20

1And therehappenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be there amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Belial,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075, a Benjamite: and heblewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,WeH8033havenoH3808portionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,neitherH3808haveweH8033inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Soמִן־min-H4480allכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075: but themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063clave unto theirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428, fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hishouseH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802hisconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadleftH5414tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseH1004, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in ward, andprovidedH3557them withsustenanceH3557, butwentבָ֑אVa'H935notלֹא־lo'-H3808in unto them.SoH3947they were shutupעַד־'ad-H5704unto thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theirdeathH4194,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424inwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,CallH559meH413themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199withinH413threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, and be thouhereפֹּ֥הpohH6311presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975.

5SoH4480Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021went tocallH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH2199: but he tarried longerthanH4480thesetH834timewhichH834he hadappointedהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150him.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258shallShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075dousאֶל־'el-H413moreמִן־min-H4480harmthanH4480didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hegetH3947him fencedcitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892, andescapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337outH4480of oursightעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.

7And therewentH3318outH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himJoab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menH376, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376: and theywentH3318outH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameH935tomeetלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296with hisapparelלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830ofwarH2719that he hadputH935on, andthereonוְעָלָ֞יוve.'a.loH5921was a girdle with aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775uponעַל־'al-H5921hisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in thesheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593thereof; and as hewentH3318forthH3318itfellוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307outH3318.

9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by thebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with hisrightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kiss him.

10ButAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021tookH4191noH3808heedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104to theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719that was inJoab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027:soH3808hesmoteH5221him therewith in thebellyהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570, andshedH8210outH8210hisbowelsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andstruckH5221himnotH3808againH310; and hediedH4191. AndJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291afterH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11And there stood by him one ofJoab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097youngמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He that favourethJoabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097, and he that is forDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let himfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

12AndAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021layH1556wallowingH1556in hisbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546. And when themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975, hecarriedH935Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021outמִן־min-H4480of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546intoH935thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993agarmentבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899over him, when hesawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one thatcameH935by himstoodH5975stillH5975.

13When he wasremovedH4480outH4480of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleH376wentH376onafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

14And hewentH935throughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478untoAbelH59, and toBeth-maacahH1038, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theBeritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276: and they were gathered together, andwentH935alsoafterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and besieged him inAbelH59ofBeth-maacahH1038, and theycastH5307upH5975a mountagainstH5921thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and itstoodH5975againstH5921therampartבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097battered thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346, tothrowוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210itdownH5307.

16Thencriedוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121awiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802outמִן־min-H4480of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youעַד־'ad-H5704, untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,ComeH7126nearH7126hither, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with thee.

17And hecameH7126nearH7126untoherאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am. Then shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Idoאָ֑נִי'A.niH589hearשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

18ThensheH3651spake,sayingH559, they were wont tospeakH1696inoldבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223time,sayingH559, They shallsurelyH3651askH7592counsel atAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59: andsoH3651theyendedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the matter.

19I am of them that are peaceable andfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou seekest todestroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191acityעִ֤יר'irH5892and amotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wilt thouswallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104upH1104theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredH559andsaidH559,Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it,farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486be it frommeH2486, that I shouldswallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104upH1104ordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651: but amanאִישׁ֩'ishH376of thehillמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075bynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hathliftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstH5921thekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,evenכִּ֡יkiH3588againstH5921Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732:deliverתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414himonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905, and I will depart from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shall bethrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to thee over thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935untoallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971inherH3605wisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451. And theycutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offH3772theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִי֙bikh.RiH1075, andthrewוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993itoutמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097. And heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and they weredispersedוַיָּפֻ֥צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

23NowJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097was overallכָּל־kol-H3605thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andBenaiahוּבְנָיָה֙u.ve.na.YahH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was over the Cherethites and over thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִֽי׃ha.pe.le.TiH6432:

24andAdoramוַאֲדֹרָ֖םva.'a.do.RamH151was over thetributeהַמַּ֑סha.MasH4522: andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286was therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142:

25and Sheva wasscribeסֹפֵ֑רso.FerH5608: andZadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ko.ha.NimH3548:

26andIraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896also theJairiteהַיָּ֣אִרִ֔יhai.Ya.'i.RiH2972waspriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548untoDavidלְדָוִֽד׃ סle.da.VidH1732.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 20

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